Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the newly raised Army Cyber Command on Friday.

The COAS also visited the Cyber Division and the Army Center of Emerging Technologies, two of the main components of Army Cyber Command. 

During the visit, the COAS said, “Nature and character of warfare are changing. Firepower and cyber have emerged as the mainstay of future war and we need to enhance our capability and capacity in these domains.” 

General Bajwa also added, “The newly raised Cyber Command shall progressively be linked to Tri-Services level and will also form part of national cyber initiatives to have synergy at the national level."

Upon arrival, COAS was received by Commander Army Cyber Command Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor.

 Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas and other senior Army officers were also present at the occasion.